
The State Police announced today that starting today, until September 15 , during the weekend and holidays, there will be restrictions for all categories of road vehicles in circulation .
The restrictions were taken as part of the measures taken for the smooth running of the 2023 tourist season, as well as for monitoring road traffic towards coastal and tourist areas, with the aim of creating facilities for the movement of citizens and foreign nationals who choose our country, as well as in implementation of the joint instruction " On the restriction of the circulation of heavy vehicles for road transport of goods, during the tourist season and during the holidays ".
The limitations are:
• Road vehicles for transporting goods with an authorized total weight of over 7500 kg;
• Road vehicles with indivisible loads, with a maximum length greater than 12 m (transportation with abnormal vehicles or transport in abnormal conditions);
• Agricultural road vehicles that have a speed of less than 40 km/h;
• Road vehicles that exceed the border dimensions, according to article 61 of the Road Code;
• Road vehicles that serve the trainees of driving schools.
Movement restrictions include the following axes:
• "PKK Muriqan-Shkodër" and vice versa; "PKK Hani i Hotit-Shkodër" and vice versa, "Bird Beach-Shkodër" and vice versa, "Shirokė Beach-Shkodër" and vice versa, "Velipoja Beach-Shkodër" and vice versa;
•"Shkodër-Lezhë", "Lezhë-Shëngjin", "Lezhë-Patok" and vice versa;
•"Durrës-Tirâne", "Durrës-Gjiri i Lalëzi", "Durrës-Currila", "Durrës-Kavajë", "Kavajë-Plažhi i Generalit", "Kavajë-Spille", "Kavajë-Kthesa e Divjaka-Lushnjë" and vice versa;
•"Lushnjë-Fier", "Fier-Seman", "Fier-Plazhet e Poros" and vice versa;
• "Vlora-Palas-Dërmi-Vuno-Himarë-Qeparo-Borsh-Bunec-Saranda" and vice versa;
• "Saranda-Butrint", "Elbasan-Pogradec", "Elbasan-Rrogozhinë" and vice versa;
• "Thane-Lin-Pogradec-Tushemisht" and vice versa;
• "Tepelen-Gjirokastër-Kakavije" and vice versa;
• "PKK Morinë-Kukës-Milot-Durrës-Lezhë" and vice versa;
•"PKK Qafë Morinë-Bajram Curri" and vice versa.
These movement restrictions are foreseen on the following days and times:
• Friday, from 15:00 to 22:00;
• Saturday, from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 22:00;
• Sunday, from 07:00 to 22:00.
The State Police asks for the understanding of all citizens and entities affected by the aforementioned restrictions, to correctly implement the restrictive measures, in order to create the necessary facilities for local and foreign vacationers, during the 2023 tourist season.